The Healing Space

The Healing Space The Healing Space practices Somatic Experiencing as the primary approach to processing trauma manife

The Healing Space has been envisioned to be a sacred oasis where the journey to healing is in service to the soul. Where the interface between science and spirituality is equitably regarded and respected as part of the healing process. The focus is on Somatic Experiencing - a healing modality focusing on bodily sensations, in resolving traumatic experiences.

03/01/2026

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01/01/2026
26/12/2025

A letter to those of you who long for a family you’ll never have and to those of you who had or have a family you never wanted.

Dear Younger Self,

I’m sorry that we still don’t have the family we’ve always wanted; I’m sorry the closeness we desire has been absent. I’m sorry for the longing we feel; for the needs that go unmet; for the desires that leave our heart feeling empty this time of year. I’m sorry for the pain we feel; I’m sorry that our sadness can’t be solved. I wish for us that our grief could be replaced with connection. I wish for us that our tears could be met with tenderness. I wish for us that our loneliness could be replaced with comfort.

With each family picture on social media, with each perfectly posed holiday card, with each caregiver and child we pass at the store- I know the longing to be loved is there. I know this time of year is hard for us; I know we wish we had someone to laugh with, to hug, to just be ourselves around. I’m sorry our family isn’t what we needed. I’m sorry that we don’t have a place to call home.

Dear sweet, loving, desiring, lonely younger self, I’m sorry this was the family we were born into. I’m sorry they didn’t and won’t do their own work so things could be different. I’m sorry they expected you to shift, and modify, and conform for their comfort. I’m sorry we believed we had to change in order to fit in; I’m sorry that my decision to no longer be for them meant that we no longer had a place to go. I’m sorry that they don’t see us; I’m sorry that they never knew how great you really are.

Younger self, all hope is not lost; families come in all forms. There are people who will see you, who will love you, who will hold you when you’re hurting. All of the sadness you feel is valid, and I am here to help us move through this pain.

To those of you who wish it were different, who wish there was a new family ready to embrace you as you are, I see you.
(IC: Dear Younger Self, I’m sorry this time of year reminds us that we don’t have the family we’ve always dreamed of)

25/12/2025

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keeps going anyway.

Yep... I also don't know why some details stick and some don't. But, what I love with what I do is that I prefer holding...
19/12/2025

Yep... I also don't know why some details stick and some don't. But, what I love with what I do is that I prefer holding space for someone in an 'unorthodox' way.

I remember being with someone in a beach because there was no room with four walls. Somehow, the breeze caressing my cheeks and the sound of the ocean waves lapping in the beach made the session 'lighter' than it should have been.

And who said sessions tackling past trauma should always turn out to be a crying session? Laughing about certain things, makes the process easy to carry.

I remember one who made a 'therapist's stool' for me, designed with beautiful flowers. At one point, it gave out to my weight, and I fell down. We had hearty laughs out of this, and it made the session lighter.

whoa! how we wish it's that easy!
19/12/2025

whoa! how we wish it's that easy!

Read "The Japanese Proverb I’m Taking with Me into 2026." on 🐘⁠👉🏼 Link in the comments!

15/12/2025

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Trauma is a person’s subjective experience of extreme stress. Stress may come from various forms ranging from natural to man made disaster. It can be a single occurrence or repeated. It is multi-faceted. Any discussion on sources of extreme stress resulting in trauma can be made at length, but there is one sure fact for a trauma survivor, extreme subjective stress overwhelms a person’s capability to cope, leaving the trauma survivor feeling helpless.

Not all trauma survivors are left with debilitating psychological incapacitation. Most are able to move on and lead gainful lives. For some, trauma could leave them with a trail of psychological problems, such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, even psychosis. The possible psychological permutation is endless, as each one of us of is different from the next person. This, however, should not be cause for a sense of inferiority as we process traumatic experiences differently. Some are able to process the trauma by themselves, while others need help. There’s no shame in asking for help.

As somebody who has been helping persons with trauma, I subscribe to Carl Gustav Jung’s supposition, “People start to heal the moment they felt heard.” With the help of Somatic Experiencing, one can find a space within oneself not activated by trauma, or a physical place to retreat to in one’s mind. By allowing one’s body to experience the sensations related to the traumatic event in a safe way, one is able to process the trauma.

Trauma processing is a lot of work. It is mostly painful. It could even take years to process traumatic experiences. The Healing Space does not promise to magically vanish the psychological pain of trauma - pain that stops one from fully experiencing the beauty of life, but will be wholeheartedly committed in being with the trauma survivor throughout the processing of the painful experience.